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CD3 of ISO 26000. Maureen Breitenberg NIST 9/27/07. Status. The third working draft (WD3) of the standard has been issued. Many significant issues have been identified by all stakeholder groups.

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ISO 26000 is designed to be used solely as a guidance document. Any statements claiming or implying conformity to this International Standard are inconsistent with the purpose of this document International Standard and shall therefore be avoided.

NOTE Statements claiming or implying conformity to this International Standard are thus inappropriate in any promotional and communication material such as press releases, advertisements, marketing brochures, videos, staff announcements, logos, slogans and catch lines for diverse media ranging from print and broadcasting, to Internet and multi-media applications, to product labels, signs, and banners.

Similar statement now appear in FDIS of ISO 10001 and 10003 – Precedence.

Major concern continues that this “guidance” standard will be used in certification schemes.

Currently requires compliance with int’l law – no such thing. Doesn’t become law till country adopts it as such.

Suggested revision:

5.2 Principle of Respect for Internationally Recognized Instruments

An organization shall observe all domestic laws that implement its government’s obligations under international treaties, directives, declarations, conventions, resolutions and guidelines. Where domestic laws are silent about an issue, an organization may also wish to consider other applicable international treaties, directives, declarations, conventions, resolutions and guidelines when developing policies and practices.

An organization shall analyze and manage the risk associated with its actions to eliminate or minimize societal harm or risk to the extent possible while maximizing benefits to its stakeholders. Risk analysis should incorporate the results of research undertaken using scientific principles and methods as well as other information that might be available to an organization.

U.S. industry also has concerns with whether all principles in the principles section are really principles.

In addition to precautionary approach and sustainable development concerns, they also raised the issue of whether Human Rights and Diversity are actually principles or core issues that should be included in another section. Should not be both.

Mention of international treaties/document implies their endorsement. OK when USG is a signatory, not good when we’re not.

-Also a concern regarding limitations of “sphere of influence.” Companies cannot always control actions of suppliers and customers. Concern that they could be held accountable for actions of organizations that they don’t control.

According to ITA attendee, at recent ISO General Assembly session on international standards and public policies, there was a significant degree of positive support for ISO's work on social responsibility.

ISO 26000 was heralded as a new model of inclusiveness in standards development. It was also put forward as the prototype for future ISO work in sustainable development. Speakers such as Bjorn Stigson from the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Georg Kell from the UN Global Compact, and Consumers International said they want the process to succeed.

Prof. Jonathan Koppell (Yale), the keynote speaker, said that ISO 26000 encourages participation of those not normally involved in ISO work and that this lends credibility to the effort. This buy-in by other groups increases the likelihood of the final product being accepted by all.